How The Manifest Destiny Was The Philosophy That Created A Nation
The Philosophy that created a Nation
Manifest destiny was the Philosophy that created a nation, not only was the philosophy right but it made our nation what it thrives to be and what it continues to grow as. The 19th-Century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents. It was a mission in the 1840’s destined by God to spread beliefs throughout the country. The united states not only could, but was compelled to span from coast to coast. With the drudgery and demeanor that the Anglo-Saxon Americans showed they got what they wished for, a true American nation.
The Manifest Destiny led to many expansion opportunities such as the expansion to California, the Oregon Trail, and parts our Mexican land in the …show more content…
“ I tell her that i’m standing here on Andrew Jackson’s grave and that as a person of Cherokee descent. I wouldn't mind dancing on it”(142). Like her many Native Americans do not like to see the face of Andrew Jackson when they look at the twenty dollar bill. She went down the trail and she saw everything that her ancestors went through. It showed how they were forced off their own land and had to start over with nothing but their own clothes on their backs. In the end Sarah saw what her ancestors were fighting for. Without the trail she would still be fighting for what she wanted and that’s to remove the face of Andrew Jackson off the twenty dollar bill. With all this became some good came out of it. Natives that were struggling got a fresh start, new land, and new opportunities. In the end not very many Cherokee like Andrew Jackson at …show more content…
For one native Americans were forced out off their land by force. They were forced to walk down the Trail of Tears most in bare feet. Many children and innocent people died on their last march. Some were just put on the slave market and continued the spread of slavery. Children and thousands of innocent people were put to work as slaves, all done by a man who didn’t even care. Another negative about the Manifest destiny was the buffalo population almost went extinct. While men were traveling west by trains, they would bring their hunting rifles. While on the train they would pass a herd of buffalo and men would just shoot them. They would not stop to harvest the meat or anything, they would just keep on going and let the animal suffer and die. In the short story “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N.Scott Momaday, she talks about how she experienced the expansion of the America’s. (Momaday 59) says that an experience her mother had “ was going to her last Sun Dance ever.” Her tribe had their last sun dance due to Andrew Jackson spreading out all the natives. They were all pushed away from one another and could not continue their
Manifest destiny was the Philosophy that created a nation, not only was the philosophy right but it made our nation what it thrives to be and what it continues to grow as. The 19th-Century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents. It was a mission in the 1840’s destined by God to spread beliefs throughout the country. The united states not only could, but was compelled to span from coast to coast. With the drudgery and demeanor that the Anglo-Saxon Americans showed they got what they wished for, a true American nation.
The Manifest Destiny led to many expansion opportunities such as the expansion to California, the Oregon Trail, and parts our Mexican land in the …show more content…
“ I tell her that i’m standing here on Andrew Jackson’s grave and that as a person of Cherokee descent. I wouldn't mind dancing on it”(142). Like her many Native Americans do not like to see the face of Andrew Jackson when they look at the twenty dollar bill. She went down the trail and she saw everything that her ancestors went through. It showed how they were forced off their own land and had to start over with nothing but their own clothes on their backs. In the end Sarah saw what her ancestors were fighting for. Without the trail she would still be fighting for what she wanted and that’s to remove the face of Andrew Jackson off the twenty dollar bill. With all this became some good came out of it. Natives that were struggling got a fresh start, new land, and new opportunities. In the end not very many Cherokee like Andrew Jackson at …show more content…
For one native Americans were forced out off their land by force. They were forced to walk down the Trail of Tears most in bare feet. Many children and innocent people died on their last march. Some were just put on the slave market and continued the spread of slavery. Children and thousands of innocent people were put to work as slaves, all done by a man who didn’t even care. Another negative about the Manifest destiny was the buffalo population almost went extinct. While men were traveling west by trains, they would bring their hunting rifles. While on the train they would pass a herd of buffalo and men would just shoot them. They would not stop to harvest the meat or anything, they would just keep on going and let the animal suffer and die. In the short story “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N.Scott Momaday, she talks about how she experienced the expansion of the America’s. (Momaday 59) says that an experience her mother had “ was going to her last Sun Dance ever.” Her tribe had their last sun dance due to Andrew Jackson spreading out all the natives. They were all pushed away from one another and could not continue their